Music remains one of the key methods of galvanising young people, getting their attention, and getting them to collaborate effectively. Not the highbrow stuff that's probably forced on them at school assembly, but the music they're actually interested in. To its credit, the government has recognised the impact of music in young people's lives, and it's making an effort to encourage you to use it too.
The Music Manifesto has been developed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport in collaboration with music organisations and arts practitioners, with the music industry, the Musicians' Union, Ofsted, the Arts Council and others. Its purpose is: to set out a shared agenda for future planning, because real progress depends on action by a lot of people; to make it easier for more organisations and individuals to contribute to music education; and to use music to "enrich the lives of schoolchildren". The "schoolchildren" bit is a slight worry.
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